RHSA-2011:0162High

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Published
January 18, 2011
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (11)

CVE-2010-3859 →CVE-2010-3876 →CVE-2010-4072 →CVE-2010-4073 →CVE-2010-4075 →CVE-2010-4080 →CVE-2010-4083 →CVE-2010-4157 →CVE-2010-4158 →CVE-2010-4242 →CVE-2010-4249 →

📋 Description

CVE-2010-3859 — kernel: tipc: heap overflow in tipc_msg_build() CVE-2010-3876 — kernel: net/packet/af_packet.c: reading uninitialized stack memory CVE-2010-4072 — kernel: ipc/shm.c: reading uninitialized stack memory CVE-2010-4073 — kernel: ipc/compat*.c: reading uninitialized stack memory CVE-2010-4075 — kernel: drivers/serial/serial_core.c: reading uninitialized stack memory CVE-2010-4080 — kernel: drivers/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c: reading uninitialized stack memory CVE-2010-4083 — kernel: ipc/sem.c: reading uninitialized stack memory CVE-2010-4157 — kernel: gdth: integer overflow in ioc_general() CVE-2010-4158 — kernel: socket filters infoleak CVE-2010-4242 — kernel: missing tty ops write function presence check in hci_uart_tty_open() CVE-2010-4249 — kernel: unix socket local dos

🎯 Affected products113

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ppc64iseries as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259 To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use "rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that the new kernel functions properly on your system. Workaround: For users that do not run applications that use TIPC, you can prevent the TIPC module from being loaded by adding the following entry to the end of the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file: blacklist tipc This way, the TIPC module cannot be loaded accidentally, which may occur if an application that requires TIPC is started. A reboot is not necessary for this change to take effect but do make sure the module is not loaded in the first place. You can verify that by running: lsmod | grep tipc You may also consider removing the CAP_SYS_MODULE capability from the current global capability set to prevent kernel modules from being loaded or unloaded. The CAP_SYS_MODULE has a capability number of 16 (see linux/capability.h). The default value has all the bits set. To remove this capability, you have to clear the 16th bit of the default 32-bit value, e.g. 0xffffff ^ (1 << 16): echo 0xFFFEFFFF > /proc/sys/kernel/cap-bound

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